Vintage Ihagee Cameras
In 1930 mechanician Karl Nüchterlein's career as Ihagee's ingenious camera constructor began with the Exakta SLR cameras for 4×6.5 exposure format. After the remarkable success of the first cameras for 35mm film (Leica, Contax) he developed a SLR camera for that film format. The original Kine Exakta (1936) was the first 35mm SLR. The Kine Exakta was based on the original Exakta SLR for 127 film, the Exakta A; the word Kine derives from its use of 35mm cinema film. At least two variations of the Kine Exakta exist: the earlier one has a round loupe in the hood; later ones have a rectangular loupe.After Nuchterlein's times the camera series had been continued. Of course a lot of accessories were offered for this long living camera series. Many Exakta's and Exa's had exchangeable viewfinder modules. A great variety of finders were developed, even some with built-in meters or with a bayonet for mounting a lens as loupe.
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